OBJECTIVES What is Tone What is Mood How

OBJECTIVES: What is Tone? What is Mood? How are Tone and Mood Effective in Writing? TONE AND MOOD

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TONE (AKA ATTITUDE) The __________ Author’s __________ feelings and emotions

WHAT IS TONE? _________ is the author’s Tone ____________ toward the writing attitude (his characters, the situation) and the readers. A work of writing can have more than one tone. An example of tone could be both serious and humorous. Tone is set by the setting, choice of vocabulary and other details. The tone is INFERRED by the author’s diction.

Tone examples: Lamenting (Sad) Jubilant (Happy) Livid (Outraged) Awed (Impressed) Ambivalent (Undecided)

MOOD MY feelings and emotions ____

WHAT IS MOOD? Mood ________ is the general atmosphere created by the author’s words. It is the feeling the reader gets from reading those words. It may be the same, or it may change from situation to situation.

Words That Describe Mood: Fanciful Melancholy Frightening Mysterious Frustrating Romantic Gloomy Sentimental Happy Sorrowful Joyful Suspenseful

What is the Mood? In the next six slides, try to guess the mood that the image creates.

MOOD/_________ Frightened, scared

MOOD/_______ Cheerful, excited

MOOD/______ Content, happy

MOOD/_________ Frustrated, upset

Tone vs mood examples: Tone confident wounded uncertain clever optimistic suspicious light-hearted enthusiastic resentful smug Mood content depressed embarrassed intelligent peaceful doubtful cheerful passionate bitter satisfied

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